Changlu Qingliao

1089 – 1151

Lineage of Changlu Qingliao Caodong school

Changlu Qingliao (長蘆清了, 1089–1151), also styled Zhenxie Qingliao (真歇清了), was a Northern- and Southern-Song Caodong master in the line of Furong Daokai who held abbacies at Changlu (長蘆寺) and Tiantong, and one of the senior Caodong teachers of the *mòzhào* ("silent illumination") revival^[1]. He is generally treated alongside his Dharma brother Hongzhi Zhengjue as a key architect of the twelfth-century Caodong renewal that prompted Dahui Zonggao's polemic against silent illumination^[2].

Qingliao is also remembered for his work on Chan monastic regulations: his *Chánlín Bèiyòng Qīnggui* (禪林備用清規) and his contributions to the broader *qīnggui* tradition helped fix the institutional procedures — meal etiquette, robe protocols, abbot's roles — that became standard across Song-period Chan monasteries^[3].

Names

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Teachers and lineage of Changlu Qingliao

Teacher / root master:

Danxia ZichunChanglu Qingliao (長蘆清了, 1088–1151) is the same person as Zhenxie Qingliao (真歇清了) — 'Changlu' refers to Mount Changlu where he served as head monk; 'Zhenxie' is his honorific title. Same dharma transmission from Danxia Zichun as the Zhenxie Qingliao node. The DB has both names as separate masters; a future cleanup pass should merge them. Per en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhenxie_Qingliao. · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Changlu Qingliao →

Other masters in Caodong

Caoshan Benji840 – 901
Hongzhi Zhengjue1091 – 1157
Tiantong Rujing1163 – 1228
Dagui Muzhe? – ?
Liangshan Yuanguan? – ?
Tongan Guanzhi? – ?

Master Record Sources

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1089-1151
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Changlu Qingliao
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Danxia Zichun
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